by Victoria Sparkes | May 5, 2025 | Disaster relief and humanitarian emergenciess, Environmental Physiotherapy, Extreme Medicine
The increasing commercialization of expeditions has led to the widespread inclusion of medical personnel to support remote challenges. While critical illness and injury remain relatively uncommon in these settings, minor musculoskeletal injuries, repetitive strain,...
by Tibo Uyttersprot | Aug 4, 2022 | Disaster relief and humanitarian emergenciess, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Environmental Physiotherapy
Studying physiotherapy sparked my passion for what we call the ‘health care system’, and more specifically primary healthcare. I decided to follow up on this passion and pursue an advanced Master degree in Global Health, where I had the opportunity to dive deeper in...
by Shaun Cleaver | Oct 1, 2020 | Disaster relief and humanitarian emergenciess, Environmental Issues and Health Impacts, Planetary Health
Shaun and Mathieu are physiotherapists with experience in disaster response. They were accepted to present a workshop at the Canadian Physiotherapy Association’s “Congress 2020” on the use of the disaster cycle to conceptualize the roles of physiotherapists in the...
